Killer Mike has issued a public apology to Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha, after his reaction to a viral video went too far. The rapper addressed the situation during a conversation with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay and admitted his words created more trouble than he anticipated.
Mike explained that the backlash reached him quickly and from all angles. “Steph Curry, Ayesha Curry — boy, my wife done cussed me out,” he shared. “My oldest daughter called me. My youngest daughter called me. … Homeboys that have played in the NBA called me.” Looking back, he admitted, “And I realized that maybe I shouldn’t smoke and get on Instagram. So let me say this, ’cause I appreciate you checking it; it shows you have a tremendous amount of respect for me. Mrs. Ayesha Curry and her husband Steph, I apologize for my statement being misconstrued.”
The controversy began when Mike laughed at a TikTok skit from creator BooWoodz, who mocked Ayesha Curry for supposedly seeking attention. In the video, BooWoodz said, “She wants to be GloRilla or some sh–. Like we get it, bro. Just drop an album or some sh–. Stop embarrassing this man, bro. This sh–‘s getting pathetic.” Mike responded in the comments, writing, “My n***a said she wanna go be Glo!!! Man Steph doesn’t deserve the embarrassment frfr. God Bless him.”
Steph Curry later stepped in and directly responded to Mike’s remark. “Naaaa not you Mike,” the NBA champion wrote. “I’m cool [staying] silent and letting these other clowns have [their] moment! And you’re the worst of them [BooWoodz]. But you’re better than that [Killer Mike]. Stay in your lane and let God keep blessing me like he is. We r good over here.”
By the time he sat down with Sharpe, Killer Mike admitted his mistake. “I was just stoned up, trying to make a joke,” he said. “It wasn’t my damn business, like my wife said. So, I’m sorry, y’all.”